What REALTORS® Can Do for Sellers

When selling your home, here's how a REALTOR^® can help you:

A REALTOR^® knows the current market and can help you set a realistic competitive price. A REALTOR^® also is familiar with the local home loan market and can help you decide on financing that's best to expedite your sale.

A REALTOR^® knows how to figure the approximate net proceeds from your sale based on types of loans, outstanding loan balance and closing costs.

A REALTOR^® can suggest how to add sales appeal to your home at low or moderate cost.

A REALTOR^® knows where to find prospective buyers. Most homebuyers prefer to work with a real estate agent. Serious prospects are "qualified" as to their affordable price range before your home is shown.

A REALTOR^® can tap an even larger market, if necessary, through referrals, marketing techniques and a Multiple Listing Service (where available).

A REALTOR^® frees you from problems associated with showing your home. The REALTOR^® handles all phone inquiries, makes appointments, shows your home and follows up, leaving your time for you.

A REALTOR^® maintains objectivity in responding to possible criticisms by the buyer and in presenting offers and counter-offers until an agreement is reached.

A REALTOR^® knows how to help the buyer meet local financing requirements and go about obtaining a mortgage loan.

A REALTOR^® can familiarize you with closing procedures by explaining them in advance. A REALTOR^® usually attends the closing with you.

It's a complex transaction that takes time, effort and expertise. It takes a real estate professional. REALTORS^® are real estate professionals who belong to the National Association of REALTORS^® and subscribe to its strict Code of Ethics. Not all real estate brokers and agents are REALTORS^®. To be sure you're working with one, look for the federally registered membership mark, REALTOR^®.